Xu Kun Liu Plays Grand Solo by Sor

ByBradford Werner
2015

Xu Kun Liu plays Grand Solo by Fernando Sor (1778-1839). Congratulations to Liu on winning first prize (junior division) at the GFA International Youth Competition 2014 in Fullerton, Californi. You can learn more about Xu Kun Liu (Alan) via the Vancouver Guitar Society page: “Born in Xi’An, Chinain December of 2001, XuKun (Alan) Liu has been studying the guitar as well as the piano since the age of five. Some of Alan’s past guitar teachers include Pin Jin, Xia Yang, at the Baroque School of Music in Xi’An. Alan is currently studying with Daniel Bolshoy at the VSO School of music in Vancouver.” The vid comes via the GFA on Youtube.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.